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Carnegie The Cat

Position: Resident Door Greeter
Term: 2013-
A cat with a collar and bell in focus, with a blurred background of shelves and a panda figure.

 Whether it's greeting visitors at the door, pestering people for treats, or making great escapes outside—only to want back indoors moments later—the Brazil Public Library wouldn’t be complete without Carnegie the cat. Carnegie lived as a stray and was found at a former employee's home in May of 2013. The library had talked about getting a cat, and in June of 2013 the BPL officially adopted and named the stray after the building’s original architect. Carnegie’s twelfth birthday was celebrated in April, and patrons can continue to spot the beloved cat wandering through rows of books or enjoying the weather outdoors in his hutch.

Cat and man in bowler hats and bow ties, both dressed formally.
A man and a cat both in tuxedos stand in front of Carnegie Library.
A portrait of a man and a cat both wearing bow ties, with "THE CARNEGIES" written above.
A distinguished elderly man wearing a suit and bow tie sits with a cat also wearing a bow tie, both looking at the camera.
An elderly man and a cat wearing bow ties, posing together in a black and white portrait.
Cat and man in bowler hats and bow ties, both dressed formally.
A man and a cat both in tuxedos stand in front of Carnegie Library.
A portrait of a man and a cat both wearing bow ties, with "THE CARNEGIES" written above.
A distinguished elderly man wearing a suit and bow tie sits with a cat also wearing a bow tie, both looking at the camera.
An elderly man and a cat wearing bow ties, posing together in a black and white portrait.
Proclamation adopting Carnegie the Cat as the official library cat by Clay County Friends of the Library.